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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
A Little Tighter.
18 May 1791RCIN 810415
This pair of prints mocks two ungainly characters struggling into new clothes. In each, the main figure dwarfs a hapless tailor who strains to fit the garments. These prints were to prove popular and were copied in a French print of 1796.
Probably purchased by Queen Victoria, 1854
Cats 36 and 37
Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires 8837 B (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)
BM Satires 8916 (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)
